This a response to a post on Opensourcephot.net There are regular discussions about which new bounce thingy will bring a photographer enlightenment. Be sure that photographers love to buy stuff for that MAGIC quality of light!! Ok here is a great example of that!
But first here is the original video with complete instructions for how to make your own BETTER BOUNCE. We just made one change in his approach in that we attach with Velcro.
Peter Gregg is the photographer who got lots of us thinking about how to make our own bounce gizmos. His site http://www.abetterbouncecard.com/ has several interesting videos on creating bounce flash systems.
Ditch the Fong!! (This refers to Gary Fongs bounce gizmo) We use the better bounce and attach with Velcro. I put two strips of the Velcro soft side around the top of the flash and three 1 ½ inch pieces of the hook side on the foam. This makes a very versatile set up and never falls off. I would never own another expensive gizmo for my flash again. This is the best!
And don’t just think that you should attach to the back of your flash; I often put it on the front and throw the majority of the light to a wall or to left or right ceiling. What you get is a very soft directional light.
If you have 3 bucks and a scissors, give it a try. The foam is stinky when it is new and seems to resist the Velcro stick but if you leave it out for a while (so it off gasses) the Velcro will stick real good. Take a look at any of our weddings in our online store and you will see the results. Our Fong fell off last year and we never got another one.
This is how we set it up for throwing the light toward a wall.
this is an old idia, published in popular photography magazin.
I am sure it is, but bounce was never as accessible to the photographers with film, too much uncertainty and calculations for candid shooting as in wedding photography. With digital we can check our results and adjust our ISO, aperture to get great results. I was not sure if this comment was spam because of the poor spelling.